| Laryngeal tube | |
|---|---|
 Standard Laryngeal Tube size 5 (VBM Medizintechnik, Sulz, Germany) with the syringe for cuff inflation | |
| Synonyms | King LT |
| Specialty | Anesthesiology, Emergency medicine |
| Intervention | Airway management |
| Invention date | 1999 |
| Manufacturer | VBM Medizintechnik |
| Related items | Laryngeal mask airway |
The laryngeal tube (also known as the King LT)[1] is an airway management device designed as an alternative to other airway management techniques such as mask ventilation, laryngeal mask airway, and tracheal intubation. This device can be inserted blindly through the oropharynx into the hypopharynx to create an airway during anaesthesia and cardiopulmonary resuscitation so as to enable mechanical ventilation of the lungs.[2]
- ^ CME Module 10: Recent Developments in Supraglottic Airway Devices Archived 2012-11-27 at the Wayback Machine, University of Toronto, Department of Anesthesia Website retrieved 21 May 2013
- ^ Asai, T; Shingu, K (December 2005). "The laryngeal tube". British Journal of Anaesthesia. 95 (6): 729–36. doi:10.1093/bja/aei269. PMID 16286348.